Our kids first program

The impact of a new relationship on family systems is discussed along with strategies for making this transition successful for children and to enhance the family experience for all.

Open to parents and new partners, as well as parents who have not re-partnered but want to support their children in a blending family. Kids First Program for Women This six-hour workshop is designed for female-identifying parents who have left relationships where intimate partner violence or domestic abuse is present.

This program provides information about parenting under these circumstances, about abuse, safety planning and community resources. Available Saturday mornings. ICOPE Intensive Co-Parent Education This nine-week program is for parents who have demonstrated to a judge or magistrate that the lack of effective co-parenting is negatively impacting their children.

ICOPE is designed to build co-parenting skills for parents who are in high-conflict situations or, alternatively, have little or no effective communication, either during the initial parental rights litigation or post-judgment. Psycho-educational programs such as this are predicated on the understanding that conflict resolution is about changing behaviors and actions, and not about changing feelings.

Parents attending this course must be separated or divorced from each other, and will be assigned together into a 9-week session. In order to be considered for this program, parents must upload a copy of their ICOPE attendance order here. Each parent will also be required to participate in an intake process prior to being assigned to a class. It is the responsibility of each parent who is ordered to the ICOPE program to assure that the Kids First Center has accurate contact information, including but not limited to current name, address, phone number and email address.

Unless parent does not have an email, most communication between the Kids First Center and parents will be by email only. Authored by Kids First Center Topics Include: What separation feels like to kids Listening to children Telling kids about the separation Steps toward a healthy co-parenting partnership Kids' residence Kids' transitions Holidays and celebrations Parental anger New relationships, new families Order Book Below.

Pro Tip 1: It is the conflict that children experience between their parents that is harmful, not the divorce or separation itself. Pro Tip 5: To be an effective co-parent, it is important to build a community of friends, family members, and professionals who support your effort to co-parent. Since bringing programs online in , the community grows -- one program, one parent, one child, and one new location at a time.

Exposure to parental conflict results in childhood suffering. The stress, anxiety, and trauma children experience impacts their health and happiness. It impacts their futures. But this outcome is not inevitable. Help Kids First create positive childhood experiences. Your donation to the Kids First Center will help end the harmful and lifelong impact of parental conflict on kids.

Thank you for supporting children and families everywhere. What problem did the people at the wedding have? What are some ways we can experience God's power today? Dear God, thank you for Jesus who gives us a taste of your power. We know that even when — especially when — we are weak, you are strong. We know there is so much more power to experience as we learn to trust in you! Next week, kids experience the story of Jesus teaching in the synagogue.

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